@TedRobotBuilder Don't put too much stock in this, but I THINK what happened was that the magnetic 'storm' caused excess amounts of current to be built up in the grid, the wires etc. This excess current was then essentially fed to the transformer at the nuc plant which overloaded it and generated a crap-ton (slightly more than a metric-ton) of heat.
Sudden current surges is why fuses were invented . . .
palmisano 1 month ago
He wasn't too clear on what made the transformer melt/fail. Was it the storm or the overload from the blackout?
TedRobotBuilder 1 month ago
@TedRobotBuilder Don't put too much stock in this, but I THINK what happened was that the magnetic 'storm' caused excess amounts of current to be built up in the grid, the wires etc. This excess current was then essentially fed to the transformer at the nuc plant which overloaded it and generated a crap-ton (slightly more than a metric-ton) of heat.
Raxarax 1 month ago